Intelligence

Question 1

Who devised the primary abilities towards intelligence?

Answer 1

Louis Leon Thurstone

Question 2

What are the primary abilities?

Answer 2

Word fluency
Verbal comprehension
Spatial visualisation
Number facility
Associative memory
Reasoning
Perceptual speed

Question 3

What is perceptual speed?

Answer 3

Ability to quickly and accurately compare visual information and make judgments based on visual stimuli

Question 4

When is perceptual speed reduced?

Answer 4

depression
schizophrenia
age related cognitive delicine

Question 5

What is spatial visualisation?

Answer 5

Ability to mentally manipulate objects and understand spatial relationships.

Question 6

What is number facility?

Answer 6

ability to work with numbers quickly and accurately

Question 6

WHat conditions affect number facility?

Answer 6

dementia
cognitive disorders
conditions affecting executive functioning

Question 7

What is associative memory?

Answer 7

ability to link ideas or concepts together

Question 8

What is perceptual speed?

Answer 8

ability to quickly and accurately compare visual information or make judgements based on visual stimuli

Question 9

What conditions affect perceptual speed?

Answer 9

reduced in depression, schizophrenia and age related cognitive decline

Question 10

What does Raven Progressive Matrices assess?

Answer 10

general intelligence

Question 11

What does Ravens Progressive Matrices involve?

Answer 11

Finding the missing pattern in a series

Question 12

Is Raven’s Progressive Matrices affected by ethnic background?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

Explain the 3 different types of progressive matrices

Answer 13

Stanford Progressive Matrices - average for 6-80 year olds
Coloured Progressive Matrices - younger children and special groups
Advanced Progressive Matrices - above average intelligence adolescents and adults